Utah earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km ESE of Morgan, Utah

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Morgan, Utah on Tue, Nov 24, 2020, 1:42 AM MST (08:42 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 5 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Local time
UTC
2020-11-24 08:42:13 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.014° N, 111.591° W
Region
Utah
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620 km WSW of Corinne, Utah · 2139 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.94 km NE of Magna, Utah · 2128 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.49 km W of Independence, Utah · 2121 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.68 km E of Avon, Utah · 2121 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.69 km ENE of Huntsville, Utah · 2109 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.7Utah · 2095 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 12
  7. 1.56 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 2090 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.95 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 10
  9. 2.06 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 2090 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.56 km SSW of Thatcher, Utah · 2088 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.04 km ENE of Magna, Utah · 2088 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 12

Before

  1. 1.84 km NE of Magna, Utah · 2141 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.513 km ESE of Millville, Utah · 2143 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.74 km NNW of West Valley City, Utah · 2144 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.54 km ENE of Magna, UT · 2145 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 192
  5. 1.96 km NNE of Magna, UT · 2146 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.15 km NNE of Magna, Utah · 2152 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 10

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60419552. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:07 PM UTC.